1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to metropolitan government; providing for the
1.3 	elimination of the Metropolitan Airports Commission;
1.4 	requiring the Department of Transportation to propose
1.5 	a process for assumption of the commission's
1.6 	responsibilities.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITIES.
 1.9 	All responsibilities of the Metropolitan Airports
1.10 	Commission shall be transferred to the Department of
1.11 	Transportation effective July 1, 2006.

1.12 	Sec. 2. COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION STUDY;
1.13 	RECOMMENDATIONS.
 1.14 	The commissioner of transportation shall study the steps
1.15 	necessary to incorporate the responsibilities of the
1.16 	Metropolitan Airports Commission into the Department of
1.17 	Transportation and propose a process for the orderly transfer of
1.18 	responsibilities.  The commissioner shall submit a report of the
1.19 	study to the legislature no later than January 20, 2006.  The
1.20 	study and report must include the commissioner's recommendations
1.21 	with respect to:
1.22 	(1) the appropriate method for transfer of employees from
1.23 	the commission to the department;
1.24 	(2) the bonding authority needed by the department for
1.25 	ongoing airport improvements;
1.26 	(3) a means of transferring current Metropolitan Airports
2.1 	Commission bond obligations or providing for the ongoing payment
2.2 	of the obligations;
2.3 	(4) the need for, and recommended composition of, an
2.4 	aviation advisory council; and 
2.5 	(5) any additional recommendations to further the
2.6 	objectives of an orderly transfer of responsibilities without an
2.7 	adverse impact on aviation in the state of Minnesota.